Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Castanea pumila (Allegheny Chinquapin) [Fagaceae]
(observations are from DeGraaf and Beal)
Birds
Corvidae: Cyanocitta cristata (Blue Jay) [feeds on chestnuts] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) [feeds on chestnuts] DGr2002; Picidae: Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker) [feeds on chestnuts] DGr2002; Turdidae: Catharus guttatus (Hermit Thrush) [pieces of nuts were found in 0.2% of bird stomachs] Be1915b